Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-06-04
WANTS TO sOsS APoOR HOUSE.

town m strcet-car the other norma.
talking about holding Offices One OF
the Gentlemen holds state Office which
pays nin fairly. aud the other has been
MENTIONED for several offices. from
alderman to member of congress, hut
mas never consented TO allow h.s uame
10 BE- used in any way.
'Why don't you let your name be
rsed tor an Office sail the office hol-
der. You could be elected 10 almost
ANYTHING, or the president would APP
point You to a good Office If YOU wanted
i. You are pretty well fixed. and don't
need TO work any more. why not be-
come government official. with q good
S9ary. and take things -easy?'
-. don't want anr office" said
the other. There is no Office which
would be as easy work ~ mans own
business Any Office that allows / man
/ to enjoy himself. and recrratc is not
much Of an Office. You know yourself
that your Office 0otherS Won more than
g. Il
ar return. There is only one Gilice that
would take. under any circumstances.
and / would lake that. and work ior
nothing"
What Office i, that" asked the Off
cal. 1t .snt Inspector OF VI llinery
open ngs. o. walking delegate Ior u
dresSmukcr shop. is it?'
No. sir! What | want. in after
Years. when have laid up enough of
this worlds goods so that it is not ne
cessary for me to work. and have
plenty OF money to spend a. | IN uN
proper. is the position Of >uperintend-
ent of the poor. or manager of couu-
ty poor house.
We'll. there wouldn't be much hon
or IN that. as | can see, said the Oifi-
clal. On the contrary, [ should
think & would be rather uaprcssigg 10
niingie with the paupers. and watch
the sulieripgS and Listen 10 tUeir
tales OF NOE. and hear them comp ain
ABOUT the food and tie be =.
That's where the honor would come
n.' SAID the applicant for tho poor
house. ''On the contrary, | would run
The poor house so the inmates would
not realize that ihey were paupeFs.
/ Ihey would not su.tcr { III, and they
W ou!d have no tails of woe 70 relate.
aud ther would hayrno cause TO com
plain OF food and beds
The county board wnUd < OK on the
expenses, and rou wGuiI He i.scharged
the iIrst MONTH said the official
"Ihen would pay the extra expense
out Of my own pocket said the othet
, man. ''Thefe : no charity that is So
Leaut ful as tax NJ care CT the poor.
hut the way many couut.eS do j. X
disgrace 20 civilization. TI3uy make
Door people feel that the poor house !,
The last place on earth 10 20 80. The
wOrd ''Daup,r' should be ugi;scrateI
from our laaguar". ami the poem Over
ne II lis 20 the Poor House. shc,l,d Ue
suppressed, Il poor houses ycutI be ran
n my way. In the first place there
are people who iind an &s ium in the
poor house who are frauds. They have
HecOme poor through dissipation. are
broken down in health Dy drink. and
,re bUmmers. Such people l would
not have in my poor house. They
would have To WORK he hospitals. and
the house OF correction. Bat The de-
serving poor, old fathers anu moth
RS who have lost their aii. including
their grip. in some manner. either in
min ng stocks or other calamities. and
have rot the strength or courage to do
ANYTHING more for theInse yes. and who
feel rs though the world had gone of
sOmewhere and left them, and who can
think of nothing but welcome death,
would take to nv poor house and make
them happy. Instead of building
that shows that 1t is a poor house as
far as you can see it. | would have
beautiful building. or cottages, in a
rrove. with flowers and plants
everywhere. and when the poor
people were assigned 10 my poor house.
would have lior;oF meet them and
take their little bundle tied up in
handkerchief, rs though it was Il vaiu-
able piece of baggage. They should b.
taken TO the office and allowed 10 reg.
i>ter. the same aS at Il hOt+l, aud then
[ would fiHd Oui what Kind of a room
they would like. Il 7 did not have
such room would do the best could
with them, and apologize for its not
being better. If an Old man who had
seen better dGys. was nv guest, would
show him around the grounds, and give
him cigar, and ask his adv ce about
this thing and that, and get him in
,creStet, play i game of billiards with
him. or let linn hoe the garden. If
uu old lady came. | would see that she
had a nice rocking cEar and some knit
ling work. and goOd cup of Tea, and
when she bad drank her tea | would
lo0k IN the bottom of thh cup and te.!
Ter fortune, and make her believe that
he would some day bo ricn and have
horses and carriages. Then | would
i've them good meals. II a contractor
brought auv old hack number beef 20
the poor house. necks and Shanks, such
aS | sometimes see being loaded into =
wagon at butcher shop. to lie sen, 20
q poor house. / would make him eat it.
Il did not buy porter-nouse ste.JS for
NV guests I would have it cUt and
cooked so they coUldn', tell it from por-
trr-hOu>c. The bread they eat should
berthe best. and [ would eat with them.
and live ON the same fare they did.
would have new bcdsteaIs. everything
clean, and talk To them, and get them n
teresled in tie place, and let them work
it they wanted TO. and lay around if they
aid not want TO work. ] would have